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This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.
DOSBox Pure [57] is a libretro core that implements DOSBox, with some additional features such as state saving and rewind. jDOSBox [58] [59] is a pure Java x86 emulator based on DOSBox. It was created to run all DOS games as well as DOSBox, but in the browser (before Java applets were discontinued).
Emuparadise offered ROMs for a wide variety of gaming platforms, including consoles, handhelds, and arcade machines. Emuparadise has been involved in several legal disputes over the years. Emuparadise had discontinued most of its libraries after legal action from Japanese video game company Nintendo .
Once an emulator is written, it then requires a copy of the game software to be obtained, a step that may have legal consequences. Typically, this requires the user to make a copy of the contents of the ROM cartridge to computer files or images that can be read by the emulator, a process known as "dumping" the contents of the ROM.
Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs.
In 2009, CyanogenMod [d] was created by Stefanie Jane (Cyanogen). [e] [citation needed] In 2013, Jane obtained venture funding under the name Cyanogen Inc. to allow commercialization of the project.
Intelligent Systems ROM burner for the Nintendo DS. A ROM image, or ROM file, is a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip, often from a video game cartridge, or used to contain a computer's firmware, or from an arcade game's main board.
Generally speaking, a ROM hacker cannot normally add content to a game, but merely change existing content. This limit can be overcome through ROM expansion, whereby the total size of the ROM image is increased, making room for more content and, in turn, a larger game. The difficulty in doing this varies depending on the system for which the ...